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SOAP by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: HERE IS A GREEN JEW
Last Line: The odor of irish spring, the stench of ivory
Subject(s): HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945); JEWS; SHOAH; JUDAISM;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Early_Collected_Poems_1965_1992/vMYZPz8BByAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=gerald+stern+%22Here+is+a+green+jew%22&pg=PA288&printsec=frontcover


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